Unrest in Venezuela

Members of the Bolivarian National Guard who joined Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido fire into the air to repel forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro who arrived to disperse a demonstration near a military base in Caracas.

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April 30, 2019 7:21 AM PT

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked supporters to take to the streets to drive President Nicolas Maduro from power.

Paramedics attend to two Guaido supporters who were wounded in a clash with police forces in Caracas.

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Members of the Bolivarian National Guard loyal to President Nicolas Maduro run amid a tear gas cloud after being repelled by guards supporting Juan Guaido.

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Juan Guaido, left, and fellow opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, newly released from house arrest, greet supporters in Caracas.

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Supporters of Juan Guaido clash with the national police in Caracas, the capital.

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Pro-Guaido demonstrators confront military police officers in the Altamira district of Caracas.

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An opposition demonstrator rides past a government bus set on fire during clashes in Caracas.

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An anti-Maduro protester carrying a Venezuelan flag covers his face amid tear gas fired by soldiers loyal to the president.

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Opposition demonstrators clash with soldiers loyal to Maduro.

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An anti-government protester, right, takes cover alongside troops who heeded Juan Guaido’s call to rise up against the Maduro government.

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An anti-government protester walks near a bus that was set on fire by others opposed to President Nicolas Maduro.

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Supporters of Juan Guaido carry a wounded protester in Caracas.

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Paramedics attend two men who were wounded in a clash with police forces in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rally near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.

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An opposition demonstrator watches an armored vehicle in flames during street clashes in Caracas.

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Supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido confront government armored trucks in Caracas.

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Guaido supporters protest as an armored truck approaches in Caracas.

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A Venezuelan national guardsman now supporting Juan Guaido throws a tear gas canister during a confrontation with guards loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.

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Leopoldo Lopez, a leader of the Venezuelan opposition movement, talks to reporters after being freed from house arrest.

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Venezuelan national guardsmen who switched loyalties to opposition leader Juan Guaido take up positions in front of La Carlota military base in Caracas.

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